Laptop as a negative viewer!

lightpainter · 16th March 2008, 12:44

As I have been a photographer since the late 50s I have hundreds of negatives at home that need cataloguing and scanning into the computer.
I looked around for a light box that I could view said negatives then a thought struck me why not use something I already have, my Laptop!
Set up a new user account and in Photoshop opened a new white document, saved it as a JPG then saved as my desktop, laid the screen flat, upside down and there you have it, a light box!
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bad-head-day · 16th March 2008, 12:51

Nice idea

p.s. who is the lady at the bottom 2nd photo from the left? Only joking

Jürgen · 16th March 2008, 13:46

That's a very good idea!

ColinB · 16th March 2008, 18:17

Nice one Pete.:lol: I love being able to adapt things I already have.

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Jürgen Posted a thing or two 75 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N/A Posts: 1,728 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That's a very good idea! __________________ Jürgen

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bad-head-day Loves to post Citroen C4 Loeb Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 372 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice idea p.s. who is the lady at the bottom 2nd photo from the left? Only joking

16th March 2008, 18:17	#4
ColinB Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Tourer 1.8T Club SE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Croydon, Surrey Posts: 1,141 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Nice one Pete.:lol: I love being able to adapt things I already have.